Restaurants, hotels and bars across France and Belgium

Mixomaniac

Dérive

Jun 27, 2025
“Billions of blistering blue barnacles!” as The Adventures of Tintin’s Captain Haddock would say. Just a seagull’s cry from Marseille’s iconic Plage des Catalans, a crew of mixologists has docked their dazzling new vessel seaside, undaunted by the sunburned tidal wave of tourists. In their sparkling new joint – decked out with pool-blue mosaic tiling, porthole-inspired lighting and ...

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Original chef's menu

Ondine

Jun 24, 2025
A plant-forward fine dining joint? If that’s what you’re craving, make your way down this discreet little alleyway...

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In the city

Hôtel Élysée Montmartre

Jun 18, 2025
In addition to pumping out good music in its buzzing concert halls, the Élysée Montmartre now offers you a peacefu...

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Bistro

Comptoir central des bazars

Jun 10, 2025
Back in 2015, his legendary restaurant Saint Eutrope was named Best Bistro of the Year by Le Guide Fooding…. A dec...

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By the sea

Casa Abeille

Jun 4, 2025
THE STORY: We would love to find places like this more often: a majestic 18th-century hôtel particulier tucked awa...

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AWARDS OF 2025

The best restaurant, the biggest crush, the best pizza, the Fooding’s biggest crush...

Le Guide France’s best sophisticated bistro of 2025

Dandelion

Paris
Le Guide France’s best sophisticated bistro of 2025

19 Saint Roch

Paris
Le Guide France’s best market cooking of 2025

Bistrot des Rosiers

Strasbourg
Le Guide France’s best free-flowing bistro of 2025

Blossom

Vernon
Le Guide France’s best team spirit of 2025

Café Belardi

Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Le Guide France’s best neighborhood café of 2025

Café Enez

Douarnenez
Le Guide France’s best Basco-Saxon of 2025

Elizaberriko Etxeberria

Hasparren
Le Guide France’s best comfort food spot of 2025

Glaz

Pont-Croix
Le Guide France’s best staff (stylish bedrooms) of 2025

Hôtel du Couvent

Nice
Le Guide France’s best caviste of 2025

Juste une Lichette

Brioude
Le Guide France’s best little luxury of 2025

L'Arpaon

Paris
Le Guide France’s best bar à délices of 2025

La Turlutte

Lège-Cap-Ferret
Le Guide France’s biggest crush of 2025

Le Flores

Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan
Le Guide France’s best pizza of 2025

Oobatz

Paris
Le Guide France’s Fooding d’honneur recipient of 2025

Petit Grill Basque

Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Le Guide France’s best bar d’auteur of 2025

Povera

Nice
Le Guide France’s best new wave joint of 2025

Rivage

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

Since 2006, The Eat List has been highlighting the stars of the taste of the times. And just like that, these already-popular restaurants become impossible to book overnight. One day, you’ll see, you’ll thank us.

Original chef's menu

Ondine

10 Petite Rue des Dentelles
Strasbourg (67000)

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Bistro

Comptoir central des bazars

9 Rue Lecoq
Clermont-Ferrand (63000)
Market cuisine

Istà

83 Rue de la Liberté
Embrun (05200)
Worldly cuisine

Temple et Chapon

116 Rue du Temple
Paris (75003)

+ recipes

Recipes

Running out of ideas in the kitchen? Have a look through hundreds of recipes made with Le Fooding's secret sauce, dreamt up by our favorite chefs.

Cocktailmancie

Saison des Verseau : Gin, génépi, sirop de miel

Feb 9, 2025
By Margot Lecarpentier, Combat, Paris. ...

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Toquéra

Quesadilla with falafel, Gouda cheese, miso yogurt, pickled carrots

Oct 4, 2024
A recipe by chef Jakub Blogowski (Soixante, Antwerp) crafted with Delhaize products, the main partner of Fooding B...

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Toquéra 517

Pissaladière

Jul 28, 2024
Une recette de Harry Cummins, chef de La Mercerie à Marseille ...

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Toquéra 489

Aligot au potimarron

Nov 5, 2023
Une recette de Sébastien Bras, chef du Restaurant Bras à Laguiole...

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+ Hot from the oven

Hot from the oven

Piping hot new restaurants every week, tested and approved anonymously by our critics. Check it out!

Neo-bistro

Un Xic de Tot

66500 — €36 to €50
Wine bar / Wine and small plates

Populaire

33000 — €16 to €35
Original chef's menu

Grenat

13006 — More than €51
Bistro

Le Café du Coin

93310 — €16 to €35
Bistro

Magnolia

75009 — More than €51
Bistro

Bistrot Ben et Kei

94300 — €36 to €50
Fish and seafood

Comptoir Sur Mer

75010 — €36 to €50
Finger-lickin' good

Vandal

75019 — Less than €15
Bistro

Bistrot August

31000 — €36 to €50
Wine bar / Wine and small plates

Nabu & Jéro

13006 — €16 to €35
Finger-lickin' good

Artefact

76000 — €16 to €35
Bistro

Melon

44000 — €16 to €35

+ secret spots

Their favorite restaurants

Yelle, Liana Finck, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alice Waters... Discover all the places your favorite artists are considered regulars!

Maité Steenhoudt

Jul 22, 2024
Skateboarder

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Émilie Dequenne

Jul 15, 2024
Actress

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Joesph Mount from Metronomy

Jul 8, 2024
Singer, guitarist and founder of the band Metronomy.

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Drag Couenne

Jul 1, 2024
Drag

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Week-end in

France's most stylish hotels and B&Bs. Something to dream about every Wednesday night.

Hôtel Élysée Montmartre

Jun 18, 2025
In addition to pumping out good music in its buzzing concert halls, the Élysée Montmartre now offers you a peacefu...

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Casa Abeille

Jun 4, 2025
THE STORY: We would love to find places like this more often: a majestic 18th-century hôtel particulier tucked awa...

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Villa Albertine

May 21, 2025
In the serene village of Barbizon, nestled at the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest, a long-forgotten blacksmith’s ...

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Bleu Bicoque

May 9, 2025
Feeling a little in over your head with your daily routine? Dip your toes into something new by taking refuge in o...

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+ Off menu

Off menu

Hungry for more ? Journalists and thinkers treat you to juicy reports, delicious interviews and articles to savour, that have been simmering for hours – enough to keep you full!

Tipping American-style: take it or leave it?

Jan 23, 2023
To tip, or not to tip? That is the question when it comes time to settle the bill. But the answer doesn’t have the...

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Are restaurants going cold turkey when it comes to meat?

Nov 21, 2022
Who’s making mincemeat of filet mignon? In the US, sensationalist plant-forward announcements have been the shakin...

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Drink your apples!

Nov 15, 2022
For a long time in France, hard cider could only be found in crêperies and supermarket aisles, but a resurgence of...

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Do the French really hate British cuisine?

Jul 5, 2022
Disgusting! The eternal butt of the joke, British food is often described as the worst in the world, at least acco...

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+ Mixologisms

Mixologisms

Where are the country's best cocktail bars hiding out? Find out here every Friday, the official day of mixology!

Mixomaniac

Dérive

13007 — €10 to €15
Wine bar

Cave Canon

64500 — €10 to €15
Mixomaniac

Le Rosebud

75014 — More than €15
Mixomaniac

Un bar avec des formes pour nom

33000 — €10 to €15
Wine bar

Jolyne

75011 — More than €15
Bar-bar

Tapage

44200 — Less than €10
Mixomaniac

Povera

06300
Mixomaniac

Cravan rive gauche

75006 — More than €15
Mixomaniac

Bar Nouveau

75003 — €10 to €15
Bar-bar

Motto

33000 — €10 to €15
Mixomaniac

Abricot

75010 — €10 to €15
Mixomaniac

Kissproof

75020 — €10 to €15

+ Best of

Best of

A sharp selection of ingenious restaurants and stylish rooms. The icing on the cake, the crème de la crème, the apple of our eye… In a nutshell, it’s the very best of Le Fooding, something to satisfy all of your obsessions.

Best of

And the best restaurants of the year are…

Nov 20, 2024
The best sophisticated bistros, the best neighborhood café, the best pizza joint, the best little luxury, the best bar d’auteur, the best caviste… On November 18th, 2024 at Le George, overlooking the Parisian skyline (from atop the Centre Pompidou), the crème de la crème of French food lovers celebrated 17 incredible award winners at the launch party for the 2025 Fooding Guide.

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Our best restaurants in Paris - Sentier

Aug 2, 2024
Chinese restaurants, Neapolitan pizzerias, West Coast-style coffee shops…. There’s something for every mood in thi...

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Where to spritz in style – summertime not required!

Apr 8, 2024
Unpopular opinion, mais hautement vérifiée : les Aperol Spritz ne se boivent pas qu’en été ! S’il est préférable d...

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Off menu Best of Their favorite restaurants Jus de cervelle We were there...Our favorite spots

Dérive

Ondine

Hôtel Élysée Montmartre

Comptoir central des bazars

Casa Abeille

Dandelion

19 Saint Roch

Bistrot des Rosiers

Blossom

Café Belardi

Café Enez

Elizaberriko Etxeberria

Glaz

Hôtel du Couvent

Juste une Lichette

L'Arpaon

La Turlutte

Le Flores

Oobatz

Petit Grill Basque

Povera

Rivage

Ondine

Comptoir central des bazars

Istà

Temple et Chapon

Saison des Verseau : Gin, génépi, sirop de miel

Quesadilla with falafel, Gouda cheese, miso yogurt, pickled carrots

Pissaladière

Aligot au potimarron

Un Xic de Tot

Populaire

Grenat

Le Café du Coin

Magnolia

Bistrot Ben et Kei

Comptoir Sur Mer

Vandal

Bistrot August

Nabu & Jéro

Artefact

Melon

Maité Steenhoudt

Émilie Dequenne

Joesph Mount from Metronomy

Drag Couenne

Hôtel Élysée Montmartre

Casa Abeille

Villa Albertine

Bleu Bicoque

Tipping American-style: take it or leave it?

Are restaurants going cold turkey when it comes to meat?

Drink your apples!

Do the French really hate British cuisine?

Dérive

Cave Canon

Le Rosebud

Un bar avec des formes pour nom

Jolyne

Tapage

Povera

Cravan rive gauche

Bar Nouveau

Motto

Abricot

Kissproof

And the best restaurants of the year are…

Our best restaurants in Paris - Sentier

Where to spritz in style – summertime not required!

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